tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post34732601456637124..comments2023-09-03T20:22:06.850-06:00Comments on LIFE NEEDS ART: SILA Illustration 52 Gold!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-39993506400757338272014-03-08T11:40:35.356-07:002014-03-08T11:40:35.356-07:00Thanks ManelleThanks ManelleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-25130667109156342702014-03-07T14:28:13.745-07:002014-03-07T14:28:13.745-07:00That's awesome. Congratulations!That's awesome. Congratulations!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180995325873076179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-39718462018768292932014-03-07T11:08:44.299-07:002014-03-07T11:08:44.299-07:00Dr. Ford, I am glad you enjoy the piece. As an art...Dr. Ford, I am glad you enjoy the piece. As an artist, I try to find the right balance between reality and entertainment. I am not a historical painter or "button counter" as you sometimes find among certain artists and historians who insist on being 100% accurate in their depictions. The picture accompanied a historical fiction piece that told the story of how Crazy Horse became an expert marksman by shooting grasshoppers out of mid air with his bow. Knowing this, I tried to find sources for my costumes that were of the period and in this case, the correct tribe. I admit that sometimes I go for "close enough" since I am telling a story and setting a mood more than I am recreating history. Sometimes the costume items are adapted or are not quite from the right decade or area, but look good in the context of the piece I am trying to create. I don't obsess about total accuracy if it conveys the drama and feeling I am going for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-16656606042623455412014-03-07T10:10:04.625-07:002014-03-07T10:10:04.625-07:00Congrats on the award. I adore the color scheme an...Congrats on the award. I adore the color scheme and the detail on the grasshopper, and wow, the waves in that grass contrast brilliantly with the background. I was curious to know what sort of research you did into the dress of the American Indian man pictured. Which tribe is represented? Or is it more of a Boy Scout fantasy, playing Indian-type of image? I'm interested in the process you went through to develop the painting.Dr. Genevieve Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923940189755521633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-59731257673804668142014-03-07T10:08:19.977-07:002014-03-07T10:08:19.977-07:00Congratulations! Beautiful piece.Congratulations! Beautiful piece.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413159826871218525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-41672092229598842352014-01-31T12:18:16.333-07:002014-01-31T12:18:16.333-07:00Thank you Suzy, Lark, Bill, Jay and Klaus. I appre...Thank you Suzy, Lark, Bill, Jay and Klaus. I appreciate the kind words. It feels good to finally win one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-38743976490265899192014-01-30T17:07:54.385-07:002014-01-30T17:07:54.385-07:00Woah! SO COOL! It's awesome to see someone tal...Woah! SO COOL! It's awesome to see someone talented as you are finally get this kind of recognition. A big deal, indeed!<br />Congratulations Greg!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791440237645703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-77879560524041907172014-01-29T15:45:12.347-07:002014-01-29T15:45:12.347-07:00Great work as always Greg. Congrats!Great work as always Greg. Congrats!Jay Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344517339335996089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-72193510715392799322014-01-27T18:21:59.527-07:002014-01-27T18:21:59.527-07:00Congratulations Greg, you deserved it! Great work...Congratulations Greg, you deserved it! Great work.Bill Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683512946250058461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-38283410326124437492014-01-27T17:44:52.851-07:002014-01-27T17:44:52.851-07:00Congrats!! You totally deserve it. That painting i...Congrats!! You totally deserve it. That painting is awesome.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129860671065498434.post-76289334396115364142014-01-27T16:43:29.342-07:002014-01-27T16:43:29.342-07:00Congratulations! It is truly a beautiful painting....Congratulations! It is truly a beautiful painting.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345107062163004031noreply@blogger.com